Nuclear Watch New Mexico

05/15/2026

Plan to increase nuclear pit production at Los Alamos lab gets heavy pushback at Santa Fe forumhttps://nukewatch.org/new-and-updated-item/plan-to-increase-nuclear-pit-production-at-los-alamos-lab-gets-heavy-pushback-at-santa-fe-forum/By Alaina Mencinger [email protected] , The Santa Fe New Mexican | May 14, 2026 santafenewmexican.com

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05/11/2026

SEE YOU THURSDAY at the Farmer’s Market 5:00pm for the Santa Fe PUBLIC HEARING ON EXPANDED PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION AT LOS ALAMOS
This is an opportunity to comment on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Expanded Plutonium Pit Production - Don’t miss your chance to SAY NO to NEW NUCLEAR BOMBS.

PUBLIC HEARING:
THURSDAY 14th May, 2026
5:00-5:30PM MT OPEN HOUSE POSTER SESSION
5:30-8:00PM MT FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING
Location: Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute
1607 Paseo de Peralta Santa Fe, NM 87501
OR JOIN ONLINE:
https://bit.ly/PitPEIS14May
Meeting ID: 278 752 885
654 34 | Passcode:
Phone: 719-283-1404|
Phone conference ID:
311 183 140 #

BEFORE the HEARING:
JOIN NUCLEAR WATCH NEW MEXICO & THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS FOR A COMMENT TRAINING: IN PERSON / HYBRID:
WEDNESDAY 13th May, 2026
6:00 PM MT 1420 CERRILLOS RD, SANTA FE, NM 87505
ZOOM LINK FOR HYBRID MEETING IF YOU CAN’T ATTEND IN PERSON:
tinyurl.com/354h72vj

Learn background on the Plutonium Pit Production PEIS, how to prepare and deliver an effective public comment, and get key sample talking points around nuclear weapons expansion and “modernization,” radioactive waste, safety, transportation, health and environmental impacts. Come get prepared for the hearing! Visit PitPEIS.com for more!

05/07/2026

COMMENT TRAINING for the Plutonium Pit Production Draft PEIS – Recording of Kansas City-Focused Training May 6, 2026https://nukewatch.org/new-and-updated-item/kansas-city-comment-training-for-the-plutonium-pit-production-draft-peis/Learn more about the government’s plan to mass produce new plutonium pits for nuclear weapons, Kansas City’s role in this program, and how to give a well-informed and impactful testimony at the public comment hearing in Kansas City on May 7 or submit written comments until July 16.

Presented by PeaceWorks KC, Physicians for Social Responsibility KC, Veterans for Peace KC and special guests from Nuclear Watch New Mexico and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

See more info at https://PitPEIS.com

https://peaceworkskc.org/plutonium/

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05/06/2026

Plutonium Pit Production Draft PEIS – Recording of Public Hearing North Augusta, South Carolina, Tues May 5, 2026https://nukewatch.org/new-and-updated-item/plutonium-pit-production-draft-peis-recording-of-public-hearing-north-augusta-south-carolina-tues-may-5-2026/(Feed generated with FetchRSS )

05/06/2026

Join us TONIGHT for a comment training to prepare for the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Expanded Plutonium Pit Production public hearing in Santa Fe May 14th! We’re here to answer your questions, provide background and sample talking points🎙️✍️📢 Link in bio to join on zoom at 5:30 MT this evening!

05/04/2026

Nukes and AI require 1.4 million gallons of water a day at New Mexico labhttps://nukewatch.org/new-and-updated-item/nukes-and-ai-require-1-4-million-gallons-of-water-a-day-at-new-mexico-lab/By Alicia Inez Guzmán , High Country News | April 30, 2026 hcn.org

HIGH ATOP A PLATEAU IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO , Los Alamos National Laboratory is facing its biggest expansion since the World War II-era Manhattan Project, the top-secret government effort to produce the world’s first atomic weapons. The current expansion will require a colossal use of resources, including one that New Mexico has in short supply these days — water.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Energy projected that the Los Alamos expansion would require around 504 million gallons of water annually — about 1.4 million gallons of water per day — for at least another decade. By comparison, a single New Mexico resident uses about 81 gallons per day.

The lab started making plutonium bomb cores, or “pits” for a new generation of warheads well before an environmental impact statement was published in March. In its latest move, however, the Department of Energy has set its sights on an even larger — and thirstier — expansion.

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04/30/2026

NEW Out Now - One-Pager Primer on Expanded Plutonium Pit Production and why it’s WRONG

Visit nukewatch.org to learn more and view/download this fact sheet, and visit PitPEIS.com to take action!

04/27/2026

Comment Training: Prepare for the upcoming Plutonium Pit Production Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) public hearing taking place NEXT WEEK in North Augusta, South Carolina, on Tuesday, May 5, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.

Training presented by
and Nuclear Watch New Mexico 👁️

Thursday, April 30
5:30 pm ET/3:30 pm MT
Virtual on Zoom: Link in bio!
Get talking points and other resources to help you prepare your comments! 🫵 👄 🎤 Everyone will have three minutes to testify on the record whether in attendance in North Augusta or participating virtually. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to speak your mind and your heart about nuclear weapons!!

04/22/2026

LIVE: Press Briefing After Plaintiffs Inspect Savannah River Site Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Planthttps://nukewatch.org/new-and-updated-item/live-press-briefing-after-plaintiffs-inspect-savannah-river-site-plutonium-pit-bomb-core-plant/(Feed generated with FetchRSS )

04/22/2026

Plaintiffs Tour the Savannah River Site’s Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Plant - Most Expensive Building in U.S. History is Key to New Nuclear Arms Race

On April 21, plaintiffs Savannah River Site Watch, Nuclear Watch New Mexico and Tri-Valley CAREs from the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability toured the plutonium “pit” bomb core production plant at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina. They were accompanied by their attorney from the South Carolina Environmental Law Project and a science consultant from the Union of Concerned Scientists

Watch the Live Press Briefing here:

WHAT: Press briefing following an inspection of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility required by an historic legal settlement. WHO: Plaintiffs Sa...